Paris Journal
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Sunday
After a light breakfast I set off on a walk in our neighborhood, the Marais district. I stumbled onto the Musée Cognacq-Jay. The museum was a gift to the people of France. It was left by an industrialist , Cognacq. He lived in the late nineteenth century but in the general taste of the era his…
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Wednesday 9 August
A question to all musical people reading this: if you are a composer, does the language you speak influence the music you compose? All languages have a built in rhythm. I know music is a language onto its own, but if you write for singing it must have an influence on the music. Is that…
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Tuesday
Rain brought some relief from the summer heat. We woke up to a cool fresh day. I started with a little painting. After breakfast I bought some much needed paints. I am getting used to minimalist living. We have everything we need. Just enough. We arrived with 20 kg of baggage each and that included…
